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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between gegard mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Turnbuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, gegard mousasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Turnbuckle!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mousasi doesn't manage to clinch there - Turnbuckle circles away.
mousasi shoots in for a takedown but Turnbuckle shows good takedown defense.
Turnbuckle misses with a takedown attempt - mousasi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
gegard mousasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mousasi wants to clinch.
Turnbuckle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for mousasi!
Turnbuckle lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like gegard mousasi has been cut.
mousasi manages to regain half guard. Good work.
mousasi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turnbuckle is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turnbuckle has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, mousasi works to full guard.
mousasi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mousasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
mousasi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
mousasi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Turnbuckle is desperately trying to improve his position but mousasi has a good base and remains in mount.
mousasi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
mousasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
mousasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Turnbuckle wants to hold on but mousasi pushes him away.
mousasi looking to control but Turnbuckle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turnbuckle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle tries to free his leg and advance position but mousasi is retaining full guard.
mousasi is trying to control the position but Turnbuckle postures up.
mousasi keeping moving, preventing Turnbuckle from controlling successfully.
Turnbuckle scoring with punches to the head and body.
mousasi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Turnbuckle keeping control of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
mousasi slows the pace down in half guard.
mousasi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnbuckle keeps working.
mousasi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
mousasi is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbuckle tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. mousasi connects with a nice short shot to Turnbuckle's temple.
mousasi moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Turnbuckle.
Turnbuckle tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Turnbuckle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
mousasi controlling from side mount.
mousasi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Turnbuckle looks calm but he's in trouble here. mousasi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Turnbuckle is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! mousasi lets go of the hold and Turnbuckle can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). gegard mousasi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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